Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College
Out-of-state tuition
$6,030
$14,862 with room and board
Peer median $3,980
Undergraduates
196
Student-faculty ratio 6:1
Peer median 10 : 1
“Peers” are all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Public, 4-year
- Location
- Hayward, Wisconsin
- Website
- www.lco.edu
- Undergraduates
- 196
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Rural, remote
- Nearest major city
- Minneapolis, about 110 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), about 120 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Karen Breit (Interim President)
- Phone
- 7156344790100
- Address
- 13466 W Trepania Rd, Hayward, WI 54843
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other · Master's3 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. | - | |||
| Small Business Administration/Management. | - | |||
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other. | - |
Students
204 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 24:76 · Freshman retention 100.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 128
- First-year undergraduates 15
- Graduate students 8
- Transfers and others 53
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (196)
Age distribution
Bachelor's
Graduate students
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2023
Cost
2025 cost per year
$14,862
- Undergraduate tuition
- $6,030
- Room and board
- $8,832
- Graduate tuition
- $8,130
Peer median tuition + room and board $11,737 · all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 31% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose -2%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$8.5M
Expenses$8.5M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Bethel UniversitySaint Paul · 106.3 mi
U.S. News #236
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Macalester CollegeSaint Paul · 111.6 mi
Liberal Arts #28
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University of St Thomas (MN)Saint Paul · 112.2 mi
U.S. News #156
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University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis · 112.7 mi
U.S. News #59
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Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona · 132.1 mi
U.S. News #299
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Carleton CollegeNorthfield · 134.3 mi
Liberal Arts #16
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St. Olaf CollegeNorthfield · 135.2 mi
Liberal Arts #49
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College of St. BenedictSaint Joseph · 144.9 mi
Liberal Arts #68
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St. John's University (MN)Collegeville · 148.1 mi
Liberal Arts #74
Peer median 0.0 · all 30 public tribal colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.